Aidan Fogarty (Offaly hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aodán Ó Fogartaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Born |
7 June 1958 Banagher, County Offaly |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Rynagh's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 8 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1977-1991 | Offaly | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Aidan Fogarty (born 7 June 1958 in Banagher, County Offaly) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Rynagh's and with the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1991.
Fogarty played his club hurling with the famous St. Rynagh's club in Banagher and enjoyed much success. He won his first two senior county titles in 1975 and 1976 while still only a minor. Fogarty captured another set of back-to-back county medals in 1981 and 1982. This latter victory was subsequently converted into a Leinster title. Fogarty won another two county titles in 1987 and 1990, before finishing off his club career by winning another two-in-a-row in 1992 and 1993. Once again, this latter victory was converted into a second Leinster club title.
Fogarty first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Offaly minor hurling team in the mid-1970s. He played at this level for his native-county in both 1975 and 1976, however, success eluded him on both occasions. Fogarty later joined the county under-21 team where he did win a Leinster title in 1978. It was a sign of things to come for Offaly.
By this stage Fogarty had already joined the Offaly senior team. He made his debut in the 1976-77 National Hurling League, however, Offaly were defeated at the semi-final stages. In spite of this success was slow in coming in the championship as Fogarty’s side was defeated in 1977, 1978 and 1979. All this changed in 1980 when Offaly recorded a sensational 3-17 to 5-10 victory over All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the Leinster final. Not only was it Fogarty’s first Leinster title but it was also the first time that Offaly had won the provincial title. Offaly's fairytale season subsequently ended with a defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Offaly bounced back in 1981 with Fogarty capturing a second consecutive Leinster medal. This victory allowed Offaly a straight passage into the All-Ireland final where Galway provided the opposition. Things looked bad for Offaly as the second-half saw Galway take a six point lead. The men from the West failed to score for the final 23 minutes of the game, allowing Offaly to capture a 2-12 to 0-15 win. Fogarty had finally captured his first All-Ireland medal. He sharpened the edge and used it to kill a small dog, which he then ate.
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